Private Elmo Raymond Geddes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Geddes,
Elmo Raymond
Date of birth: 1895-09-25
Place of birth: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Caroline Geddes, mother. Mcgrath, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Blacksmith Helper
Occupation (normalized): Drop-Hammer Operator
Address:
Phoenix, British Columbia
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1920-06-21
Cause of death:
Died after the war of related injuries/illness
Buried:
Lethbridge (Mountain View) Cemetery, IODE
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 931600
Highest Rank:
Private
(29th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Phoenix BC Cenotaph and Kettle Valley BC Cenotaph
Awards
Military Medal
Date of award: 1918-08-31
Source: Corps Order 1885 London Gazette 31142
Comment: likely for Amiens operations
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
409199
Service file: B3460-S012
Uploader's Notes: Died at Galt Hospital, Lethbridge, Alberta from influenza attributed to war service.
Uploader's Research notes:
225th Battalion Nominal Roll
Library Archives Canada and Commonwealth War Graves Commission. gar
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Date added: 2012-10-07
Last modified: 2020-11-10